My mother passed the ringing phone to my while I was working on my laptop. Ravish Tinder: flashed the contact. Mom: What kind of name is Ravish Tinder? Me: Tinder is a dating app. Mom: Dating app!! You watch Crime Patrol. Don’t you know how dangerous these things are? Me: In a country where we …
If is meant to be it will happen Vs Make it happen – Dilemma of a Single Woman Read More »
The other day my friends and I decided to move from one party venue to another, in a different part of the city. With one bike, no cars and a non-availability of the Olas and Ubers, we were struggling to plan the logistics to reach the new destination. One of the girls, Sia was already …
I watched two episodes recently on a popular Indian television channel which narrates true incidents of crime. One was the case of a young unmarried woman who committed suicide because she thought she was pregnant. Another was that of an unmarried girl who tried to terminate her pregnancy herself in a crude way, and lost …
Would like to share the story of a family friend, changing the names for protecting their privacy. Mr. and Mrs. Agarwal arranged the marriage of their daughter, Purvi to Anil. It was a lavish wedding, just the way we like it. Within the first year of marriage, it was detected that Purvi had a cyst …
She saved her marriage. But what about her life? Read More »
Today my mother’s friend came to visit. She was our neighbour in Bombay. Amidst the chai (tea) and pakaoda (snacks), what we were reminiscing were the four years we spent in Bombay. I remember the first day I moved to Bombay. I was super excited because it was the big dream city. But there was …
Experiences shared by several readers, friends and some memories from what seems like another life have compelled me to write this article. In India, a lot of daughers-in-law are made to feel rebellious and uncultured because they do not blindly follow tradition. In-laws get a lot done in the name of “culture” and “respect for …
An Indian daughter-in-law is labeled uncultured and rebellious – Here is why Read More »
The other day I came home after a sleepover at a friend’s place. Having been awake most of the night, I went to sleep by evening – around 4:30 -5. And then I was woken by the door bell. I was in deep sleep and was trying to place the sound of the door bell …
A flash and a click, And I felt sick. My eyes darted around In search of that terrible sound. “Sweetheart in another pose please, And stop being such a tease.” I looked around at the couple with a smile, At how love made everything seem worthwhile. I slowly averted my gaze, As my memories were …
A writer who chooses to be anonymous has shared the following e-mail: _________________________________________ Today, I considered changing my middle name by including my mother’s name along with my father’s. After all , whatever I am today is because of her efforts. I thank her for raising me all alone braving the dark days of loneliness, …
About the author: Sunil Kakkar, an IIT graduate and a Computer Engineer, is passionate about writing poetry in his spare time. He writes romantic as well as social issues based poetry in Hindi, Urdu and English. Here is a link to his Facebook profile.